Bukele is heading for re-election
With his tough policy against criminal gangs, the young President Bukele has won over Salvadorans. However, human rights activists warn against the authoritarian course. El Salvador’s controversial head of state Nayib Bukele is seeking a second term in office in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Central American country. According to polls, the 42-year-old […]
Discovering Nicaragua: The Country of Lakes and Volcanoes with the Lowest Crime Rate in Central America
Discover the Republic of Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially known as the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country located in Central America. It is the largest country in terms of land area in the region, yet has the lowest population density. Nicaragua shares its borders with Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The […]
Fire at Mexican immigration facility kills at least 39 near US border | Reuters
At least 39 immigrants from Latin America died after a fire broke out at a migrant detention facility in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez on the 27th. The National Institute of Migration of Mexico (INM) announced on the 28th. FILE PHOTO: Outside the immigration detention center in Ciudad Juarez, where the fire started, […]
President of Taiwan to visit Los Angeles and NY = Minister | Reuters
Hsu Ji-ching, chairman of Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Commission, said on March 9 that President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit Los Angeles and New York as part of her visit to Central America. FILE PHOTO: Taipei, Taiwan February 15, 2023.Reuters/I-Hwa Cheng TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit Los Angeles and New York […]
Global Corruption Ranking, Latin American Countries fall to record low | Reuters
Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba fell to record lows in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released by anti-corruption group Transparency International on January 31. FILE PHOTO: Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 2023. REUTERS/Sandra Sebastian SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba hit all-time lows in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Monday by Berlin-based anti-corruption […]
Focus: Mexico with highest number of journalists killed, unreported ‘quiet’ areas | Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Shortly after sunset on Thursday, February 10, 2022, 2 radio recording studios in southern Mexico run by journalist Jevel Lopez Vázquez, 42, A man pulled up in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck. One man got out of the car, entered the studio and shot Lopez dead. Lopez’s brother said only […]
Angle: Mexico City suffers from flood of American domestic workers and rising rents | Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Catholic statue clad in white and praying stands in a corner of a park surrounded by some of Mexico City’s trendiest cafes and restaurants. He is said to be a patron saint who rejects gentrification (the gentrification of the area due to the influx of high income people). On September […]
Angle: One particular calendar year following the legalization of Bitcoin, El Salvador’s aspiration was broken | Reuters
CONCHAGUA, El Salvador (Reuters) – El Salvador, a single of the poorest nations in Latin The us, turned the very first state in the world to undertake Bitcoin as lawful tender on September 7 final 12 months. In November of the identical 12 months, President Bukele released a plan to establish a strategic city referred […]
Korea Gas Corporation introduces hydrogen business to Central American Economic Integration Bank’s visit to Korea
[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] The Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) promoted the hydrogen project being pursued by the Central American Economic Integration Bank in Korea. On July 6th, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) organized a ‘Clean Hydrogen Experience with KOGAS’ to promote the eco-friendliness of hydrogen and KOGAS’ hydrogen business with a group of about 40 people including […]
Focus: Left-wing governments in Latin America, Corona and inflation momentum | Reuters
[Mexico City / Bogota / Sao Paulo 22nd Reuters]–Latin America has the birth of the first left-wing president in Colombia, and Brazil is also in the “pink trend”, with left-wing candidates advancing the election campaign in favor of the presidential election in October. There is a growing movement reminiscent of the left-leaning movement of the […]
